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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 21, 1913. 469

Rank.

Minimum Age.

Total Sea Service (Years)

Years.

Officer's Service in Merchant Vessels.

Lowest Capacity.

ORDINARY CERTIFICATES FOR FOREIGN-GOING SHIPS.

Lowest certificate required.

2nd Mate, ...

17

4

No officer's service required

None.

Only Mate,...

19

5

No officer's service required.

None.

1st Mate, ....

19

5

1

3rd or 4th Mate in foreign trade in

charge of watch.

2nd Mate

foreign- going.

Or

13

Only Mate in home or coasting trade.

2nd Mate foreign- going, or home

trade Mate.

Or

1

Pilot with 1st Class pilot's certificate.

None.

Master,

21

6

1'

Only Mate in foreign trade.

Only Mate

foreign-

going.

Or

14

Only Mate in home or coasting trade.

Only Mate

foreign- going.

1

And in addition, unless the above ser- vice was performed with a First Mate's foreign-going certificate, he will also be required to prove one of the following services prescribed for that grade :-

3rd or 4th Mate in foreign trade in

charge of watch.

Or

Only Mate in home or coasting trade.

2nd Mate foreign- going.

2nd Mate

foreign- going,

1.

Or

Filot with 1st Class pilot's certificate.

or home trade Mate.

None.

61

1

OR HE MUST HAVE SERVED

2nd Mate in foreign trade.

(Provided that if this service as 2nd Mate was performed under an Addi- tional or Auxiliary 1st Mate it will only be accepted if a 3rd and 4th Mate were also carried.)

1st Mate foreign- going.

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